Exercise and cancer with Dr Kathryn Schmitz

Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Kathryn Schmitz from Penn State University who is a world leading cancer researcher who has been involved in many guidelines on exercise in cancer. We have all been touched by cancer in various ways and I feel confident that you will get a lot out of this.   0:00.  Introduction and how got into the area  5:23. Lifestyle factors contribute to cancer risk etc  6:23. Exercise and cancer control continuum.  11:01. People close to us and cancer  15:14. History of exercise oncology  19:28. Exercise and cancer risk  22:30. Inactivity vs exercise and cancer risk  25:27. Mechanisms.  30:34. Similarities with diabetes. 36:28.  Exercise during cancer/during chemotherapy.  40:49. Exercise guidelines when have cancer.  44:10. Prehab before cancer surgery/treatment  46:15. Outcomes in lifelong exercisers and new exercisers. "There's good news and good news"  47:16. Different types of cancer  49:01. Sex differences  50:33. Genetics and cancer/exercise  53:06. Genetic variability of responses to exercise  54:43. Doctors need to suggest exercise. Kathryn pointed out that although 80% of oncologists knew it was part of their job to talk with their patients about exercise, only 14.7% of patients are prescribed exercise.   56:35. Summing up  Inside Exercise brings to you the who's who of exercise metabolism, exercise physiology and exercise’s effects on health. With scientific rigor, these researchers discuss popular exercise topics while providing practical strategies for all. The interviewer, Emeritus Professor Glenn McConell, has an international research profile following 30 years of Exercise Metabolism research experience while at The University of Melbourne, Ball State University, Monash University, the University of Copenhagen and Victoria University. He has published over 120 peer reviewed journal articles and recently edited an Exercise Metabolism eBook written by world experts on 17 different topics (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-94305-9). Connect with Inside Exercise and Glenn McConell at: Twitter: @Inside_exercise and @GlennMcConell1 Instagram: insideexercise Facebook: Glenn McConell LinkedIn: Glenn McConell https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-mcconell-83475460 ResearchGate: Glenn McConell Email: [email protected] Subscribe to Inside exercise: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3pSYnNSXDkNLH8rImzotgP?si=Whw_ThaERF6iIKwxutDoNA Apple Podcast: https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/inside-exercise/03a07373-888a-472b-bf7e-a0ff155209b2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84ZTdiY2ZkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Anchor: https://anchor.fm/insideexercise Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4025218 YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UChQpsAQVEsizOxnWWGPKeag Others too. Just google "Inside exercise podcast" to find these links.